Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a BritishRoyal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to thePacific andSouthern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. During these voyages, he sailed tens of thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas, mapping coastlines, islands, and features across the globe. He completed the first known circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and theHawaiian Islands. Renowned for exceptional seamanship and courage in times of danger, he was also a pioneer in the prevention ofscurvy. In his three Pacific voyages, Cook encountered numerous indigenous peoples, many with little or no previous contact with Europeans, leading to violent encounters in which indigenous peoples and Cook's crew members were killed.Cook was killed in Hawaii in 1779, when a dispute withNative Hawaiians turned violent.(Full article...)
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Abigail Scott Duniway (1834–1915) was an American women's rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts were instrumental in gainingvoting rights for women in the United States. In 1871, she foundedThe New Northwest, a weekly newspaper devoted to women's rights, includingwomen's suffrage. In 1912, Oregon became the seventh state in the U.S. to pass an amendment on women's suffrage. GovernorOswald West asked her to write and sign the proclamation on equal suffrage and, on February 14, 1913, she was the first woman to register to vote inMultnomah County. This photograph shows Duniway signing the precinct voter-registration book, with John B. Coffey, the Multnomah County clerk, standing next to her. The photograph was published in the February 15 issue ofThe Oregonian. Photograph credit:The Oregonian; restored byAdam Cuerden Recently featured: |
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